Shrub Roses: Ancient & Modern

Comte de Chambord

Portland rose

Largish, very double, warm pink flowers

Very fragrant

Repeat flowering. Good for cutting

Plentiful, grey-green foliage

Tolerant of poorer soils. 3' x 2'.

Cornelia

Hybrid Musk rose

Large clusters of small, fullly double apricot-pink flowers

Fragrant

Repeat flowering. Particularly good in autumn

Bronzy foliage

Tolerant of poorer soils & shadier sites. 5' x 5'.

Dainty Bess

Hybrid Tea

Single pink flowers with beautiful purple stamens

Light fragrance

Repeat flowering

3' high.

Dusky Maiden

Single Hybrid Tea

Clusters of large, single, deep velvety red flowers

Very fragrant. Repeat flowering

Good for cutting

Dark green foliage. 2' x 2'

Fairy Snow

Modern shrub rose

Huge clusters of small, double, white flowers

Light fragrance

Repeat flowering

2' x 2'

Fantin Latour

Centifolia rose

Delicate pink, fully double flowers

Very fragrant

Once flowering

Dark green foliage

5' x 4'.

Felicia

Hybrid Musk rose

Clusters of well formed, fully double, pink flowers with salmon shading

Fragrant

Repeat flowering

Dark green foliage

4' x 4'.

Félicité Parmentier

Alba rose

Abundant pink, flat flowers

Very fragrant

Once flowering. Good for cutting

Greyish-green foliage

Tolerant of poorer soils & shadier sites. 4' x 3'.